Met pays damages to woman for failing to investigate rape claim against ex-husband

Officers questioned woman but not the alleged rapist, bringing force into disrepute, rules watchdog

Scotland Yard has paid a five-figure sum to a woman after officers brought the service into disrepute" for failing to investigate her report of rape by her ex-husband, the Guardian has learned.

The Metropolitan police's directorate of professional standards - known as the Line of Duty unit" - criticised officers involved in the woman's case, saying they had damaged the reputation of the force at a time when we are working hard to build bridges with the public and re-build the trust we have lost".